Search Results for author: Reza Akhavian

Found 8 papers, 0 papers with code

Expanding Frozen Vision-Language Models without Retraining: Towards Improved Robot Perception

no code implementations31 Aug 2023 Riley Tavassoli, Mani Amani, Reza Akhavian

Vision-language models (VLMs) have shown powerful capabilities in visual question answering and reasoning tasks by combining visual representations with the abstract skill set large language models (LLMs) learn during pretraining.

Human Activity Recognition Question Answering +2

Assessing Trust in Construction AI-Powered Collaborative Robots using Structural Equation Modeling

no code implementations28 Aug 2023 Newsha Emaminejad, Lisa Kath, Reza Akhavian

This study aimed to investigate the key technical and psychological factors that impact the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals' trust in collaborative robots (cobots) powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Trust in Construction AI-Powered Collaborative Robots: A Qualitative Empirical Analysis

no code implementations28 Aug 2023 Newsha Emaminejad, Reza Akhavian, Ph. D

Construction technology researchers and forward-thinking companies are experimenting with collaborative robots (aka cobots), powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to explore various automation scenarios as part of the digital transformation of the industry.

Robust Activity Recognition for Adaptive Worker-Robot Interaction using Transfer Learning

no code implementations28 Aug 2023 Farid Shahnavaz, Riley Tavassoli, Reza Akhavian

Human activity recognition (HAR) using machine learning has shown tremendous promise in detecting construction workers' activities.

Human Activity Recognition Transfer Learning

Trust in AI and Implications for the AEC Research: A Literature Analysis

no code implementations8 Mar 2022 Newsha Emaminejad, Alexa Maria North, Reza Akhavian

Engendering trust in technically acceptable and psychologically embraceable systems requires domain-specific research to capture unique characteristics of the field of application.

Automated Workers Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Manual Material Handling using sEMG Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning

no code implementations27 Sep 2021 Srimantha E. Mudiyanselage, Phuong H. D. Nguyen, Mohammad Sadra Rajabi, Reza Akhavian

This paper evaluates the ability of surface electromyogram (EMG)-based systems together with machine learning algorithms to automatically detect body movements that may harm muscles in material handling.

Trustworthy AI and Robotics and the Implications for the AEC Industry: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Potentials

no code implementations27 Sep 2021 Newsha Emaminejad, Reza Akhavian

As the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics emerge and with their ever-growing socio-economic influence in various fields of research and practice, there is an imminent need to study trust in such systems.

Automated Estimation of Construction Equipment Emission using Inertial Sensors and Machine Learning Models

no code implementations27 Sep 2021 Farid Shahnavaz, Reza Akhavian

A portable emission measurement system (PEMS) was employed along with the inertial sensors to record data including the amount of CO, NOX, CO2, SO2, and CH4 pollutions emitted by the equipment.

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